Quiet Waters Consultancy Finding flexible solutions for your planning projects
How we can help:
Initial Consultations
We offer site meetings and desktop surveys to provide pre-application advice, as well as options assessments to consider the best path forward for any potential schemes.
Residential Planning
We can assist with all different types of planning proposals. We specialise in ‘open countryside’ rural enterprise based dwellings, complex development projects, general extensions, infill and other housing proposals.
Agricultural Planning
We specialise in farming and forestry based planning projects such as prior notifications, prior approvals and full planning applications.
Permitted Development
Provision of expert advice in relation to all of the options available to both householders and businesses in terms of wide ranging permitted development rights, allowing uses and works without the need for formal planning consent.
Appeals and Enforcement
We can provide expert help with both appeal of planning refusals and fast, efficient, enforcement appeals. We can also help you obtain full legal support where required.
Effective Objection
Providing a focused and detailed investigation, assessment and objection service for clients concerned about the impact of proposed development.
An adaptable approach with years of experience
We offer a truly independent planning advice service, working with private clients and businesses throughout the UK to help them navigate often complex aspects of the planning process.
We specialise in rural, often land based, enterprise projects as well as enforcement and appeal work, using knowledge and experience of evolving legislation and policy, built up over 25 years working in this field, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.
So, whether you have plans and dreams you wish to see become reality, work orientated agricultural or forestry prior notifications, rural workers dwellings, or are faced with enforcement difficulties, we are here to assist and work with you to achieve a positive outcome.

What clients say
Fabulous news!
Thank you for all of your help to achieve this first time! Can’t believe it after we spent 6 trying!
R M – Bridport, Dorset
Big thank you for all your excellent work. I am extremely grateful to have you guys working on my behalf.
J T – St Ives, Cornwall
Given the situation we were in when we first contacted you, we could never have thought that it could all work out so well. We are so pleased, thank you for all of the hard work.
J & M P – Reading, Berkshire